Grimmia funalis is rather common in Europe, but rare in North America. Muñoz (2000b) recently reported this species from China. It is characterized by having leaves spirally imbricated and appressed around the stem when dry, leaf margins recurved, proximal marginal cells with transverse walls thicker than longitudinal walls, proximal juxtacostal cells rectangular and nodulose, curved setae, and a dioicous sexual condition.